Characterizing the Sequential Structure of Interactive Behaviors Through Statistical and Grammatical Techniques
Gary M. Olson, James D. Herbsleb, Henry Reuter · Human-Computer Interaction · 1994
Statistical and grammatical techniques are reviewed as an integrated approach to exploratory sequential data analysis (ESDA) for categorical data. The first step is the identification and validation of the categories to be analyzed. The main statistical techniques discussed are log-linear modeling and lag sequential analysis. These methods allow for the statistical evaluation of a wide range of general and specific hypotheses about sequential structure. Grammatical techniques based on Gary M. Olson is a psychologist interested in the contributions of cognitive, social, and organizational research to the design and evaluation of computer systems; he